Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fisherman's Folly
14 April, 2019
- Team Leader
- Cortney Benson
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 lbs (measured)
24.8382, -80.633133
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fisherman's Folly
- Organization/Dive Centre
- FKNMS/ Key Dives
- City
- Islamorada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 April, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.8382
Longitude: -80.633133
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 30–45 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 17 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 7 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 12 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 16 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 4 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma
Tiny anchor
Fishing line
Fishing wire leader
Anchor line
